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Winter, when homes are closed up, is the best time of year to test your home for radon. This odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas causes nearly 100 times more deaths every year than carbon monoxide poisoning. With radon exposure being the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, it’s estimated that approximately 21,000 people die every year from breathing ...

Written By Patricia Gerhardt, DEA – River Valley Extension District While often heard in the media this time of year, the phrase “Home for the Holidays” can bring conflicting messages to the child of divorcing or recently divorced parents. On one hand, he/she is looking forward to the holidays and all the festivities connected to them. On the other hand, ...

By Gina Aurand, DEA, Foods & Nutrition, River Valley Extension District Unbelievably the holidays are right around the corner. That means family, friends, and of course, food. Turkey is the traditional holiday meat served for the holidays, especially at Thanksgiving. There are many questions that can come with selecting and preparing the bird. Selection There is no significant difference in quality ...

Leslie Manning, the new extension agent for River Valley Extension in Washington County, was our guest on our Public Affairs Program. We get to know her in this interview, which is posted below. 4-24-13-leslie-manning-interview

Every time he gets in front of the microphone, Bob Kingsley adds to his status as the most listened-to radio voice in country music history. The Host and Executive Producer of Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40, far and away the most successful show of its kind, has been the king of the country countdown for three decades now, and to hear him ...

The Classic Radio Variety Show Plays Each Sunday on KNDY AM 1570/FM 94.1 What is now known as the Bill Miller Shows began nearly 40 years ago in Pittsburg, Kansas. That’s where Jim Harbart and Gary Hannes came up with a concept for Sunday morning programming that would begin as a local record show called the Wax Works. The foundation ...

Every time he gets in front of the microphone, Bob Kingsley adds to his status as the most listened-to radio voice in country music history. The Host and Executive Producer of Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40, far and away the most successful show of its kind, has been the king of the country countdown for three decades now, and to hear him ...

The Classic Radio Variety Show Plays Each Sunday on KNDY AM 1570/FM 94.1 What is now known as the Bill Miller Shows began nearly 40 years ago in Pittsburg, Kansas. That’s where Jim Harbart and Gary Hannes came up with a concept for Sunday morning programming that would begin as a local record show called the Wax Works. The foundation ...